Friday, April 15, 2011

Happy Friday!



Happy Friday! I've been itching to get some Easter decorations up, but really wanted to try to use stuff I already had. And of course Her Most High Priestess Martha Stewart was a great inspiration. I saw this egg garland and decided to try my own. I quickly decided that I didn't want to use as many eggs as she did. Instead I staggered the eggs and used some left over crepe paper to make pompoms. Strung them all up on some twine, and voila. Easter garland. The hardest part was getting the eggs out of the eggshells, but I only broke one (and I used a good old fashioned sharp stick and my mouth, not a fancy "egg blower" like Martha says, I'm scandalous like that). After that I walked around my house and pulled things that seemed spring-ey to me and re-merched the mantle. I think it turned out cute, my husband thinks its weird (something about it being weird to decorate with real eggs). What do you think?




Thursday, April 14, 2011

Beth's Bags

Spring Easter Wreath, $26

I'm so in love with these cheerful, retro wreaths and pin cushions from Beth's Bags. They make me happy just looking at them! See more in her shop here.

Vintage Sweet Vintage Deer Pincushion, $26

Vintage Majorette Pincushion, $28

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

New Design!!! The Banner Necklace




My little sister had the sweetest roly-poly cute-as-pie baby you've ever seen on 1-11-11 (cool birthday, right?). She's been major support for us here at Pinky Swear Designs, both emotionally and physically, helping us out at our shows, rocking out in our booth with us. So as soon as she named her bundle of joy we wanted to make her something. She's a simple jewelry kind of gal, she rocks a vintage wedding ring, a tiny x-small charm from us and not much else most days (jewelry wise! she wears clothes! :P) I gave this to her for her birthday yesterday and she loved it! We love it too. So simple and sweet.


In fact we loved it so much, we thought we'd add it to our shop! Get your own (just in time for Mother's Day!!) here. ;)

Friday, April 8, 2011

Happy Friday!


Woke up with this song in my head. Its one of my all time favorite songs, I can't play it just once, I have to listen to it at least seven times in a row. And its perfect for this sunny, bright morning.
Hope you have some fun plans for the weekend, I'll be celebrating my sister's birthday with some epic Just Dance 2 tournaments. Oh! And mine! ;) (I got a little sister for my third birthday) So Happy Birthday to me and Happy Birthday to Jessie!!! Love you much!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Order of the Week - ID Bracelet

Our ID Bracelet, simple, sweet, and personal. Order your own here.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

ReadyMade Magazine



I'm a firm believer in DIY when it comes to most projects, so one of my favorite Christmas gifts this year was a subscription to ReadyMade. Its always full of amazing DIY projects, yummy recipes and fun articles with some great designers. I'm loving the projects in this month's edition, submitted by readers for the ReadyMade 100 contest. I'm itching to make these bell jars (so perfect for Easter decorations!!) and I love the look of the paper lamps! Check out all the winners here.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Happy Friday!

Look Up! The Billion-Bug Highway You Can't See from NPR on Vimeo.


Thought I'd share this short video to start off your weekend. My kids and I love listening to Radiolab in the car. It never ceases to amaze me that even when the topic seems really abstract they still listen and retain so much more than I thought they would. If you want a place to start, I recommend the Parasite episode, its gross and cool and amazing.

Download Radiolab podcasts here or use the NPR News app and find Radiolab on WNYC. Have a great weekend!!